Gift Guide For Privacy Lovers

Are you still trying to come up with presents for this holiday season? Well, if one of your loved ones is a privacy fanatic, here are some gift ideas:

1. Have a friend who hates being tagged in party photos on Facebook? If it's a male friend, try to hunt down a "Cerveza Norte Photoblocker" -- a beer cooler that detects a flash and produces one of its own, ruining any pictures being taken. If it's a lady friend, try to get her a "paparazzi purse," which does the same thing but more stylishly.

These will be hard gifts to track down. The Photoblocker beer cooler is available at a few bars in Argentina, reports Fast Company, while the camera-thwarting clutch exists only as a prototype.

Glasses to censor yourself from Facebook photos

2. A low-tech option that's much easier to find and to actually stick in a stocking is a pair of "Embarrassing Photo Protective Sunglasses," available at Urban Outfitters for $12. It supplies a ready-made black box to protect your identity, which will probably prevent the casual observer or facial recognition software from recognizing you in a photo. Gizmodo thinks only the "most vain, awful people" would buy them, which makes them the perfect thing to give as a gift.

3. Don't want your loved one to end up with a "Get Your Freak On" note from the TSA in her luggage? Screaming O suggests getting her a disguised vibrator. Their options include mascara "with a firm and flexible tingle tip," lipstick, and a blush brush. They'll "stop snoopy children from asking questions about private accessories in the back of drawers," says a spokesperson. If children do come across this in a drawer, I hope they're not tempted to find out what your lipstick looks like on them. *Shiver*

Unfortunately, I suspect that electronics planted in lipstick might still catch the eye of a TSA officer taking an X-ray of a bag. But at the very least, this is a great gag gift that a privacy-conscious woman is sure to get off on.

4. Worried about someone infiltrating a loved one's computer, planting spyware and taking photos of them with his or her laptop's built-in webcam? Consider "Creative Cam covers;" they're basically circular stickers to block the cam when not in use. A pack of six black decals costs $9.99 and includes a lens wipe. Alternatively, you can be even more "creative," cut white sticker tabs down to the right shape and decorate them with fun sayings like "I'm watching you" and "Peek-a-boo!" and give those to your loved one.